Directing
Brianna Russell
Brianna Russell is a screenwriter and director based out of Clarke’s Beach, Newfoundland. Her work focuses on queerness in media, genre filmmaking, as well as the history and folklore of her childhood home. Brianna’s films have premiered at national and international film festivals, including the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival. She was a quarterfinalist in the Outstanding Screenplay Competition for her feature film script POSTER CHILD, and her short of the same name premiered at the Closing Night Gala of SJIWFF, ahead of Fawzia Mirza’s THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS. Brianna is the 2022 recipient of the RBC Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker Award, an alumni of the WIDC Career Advancement Module, and a participant in the 2024 Whistler Film Festival Screenwriters Lab. She is a current resident of the Canadian Film Centre's Norman Jewison Screenwriters Lab.
Acting credits
NRAgainst the backdrop of the Gay Liberation Movement of the 1970s, a pastor’s daughter begins a high-stakes clandestine relationship with another girl, a rebellious outcast, while working in their small town’s flower shop, the summer before going off to college.
Sweetwater
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NRAfter accidentally coming out of the closet, Deena must undo her mistake through the only logical method: time travel.
Back to the Closet
2025
Behind the camera
NRMax is unsatisfied with the mundanity of his town in which no person has ever left. But when Max discovers a black hole that seemingly leads to "the outside" his life is turned upside down at the imminent possibility of escape.
Black Hole
2025
NRMax is unsatisfied with the mundanity of his town in which no person has ever left. But when Max discovers a black hole that seemingly leads to "the outside" his life is turned upside down at the imminent possibility of escape.
Black Hole
2025
NRIn a small town where nothing ever happens, a young girl steals the local watermelon, revealing tensions among the seemingly dull citizens.
Watermelon Social
2024
NRWhile searching for her mother in the deep woods of 1950s Newfoundland, an isolated daughter comes across a girl straight out of the tales of dangerous fairy folklore.
Fairyland
2023
NRWhile searching for her mother in the deep woods of 1950s Newfoundland, an isolated daughter comes across a girl straight out of the tales of dangerous fairy folklore.
Fairyland
2023
NRA traumatized social media influencer receives backlash on the anniversary of the tragic crash of Flight 487.
Flight 487
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NRAn insecure up-and-coming pianist fights to replace her injured childhood idol as the lead soloist at the most prestigious orchestra in the country.
Poster Child
2023
NRAn insecure up-and-coming pianist fights to replace her injured childhood idol as the lead soloist at the most prestigious orchestra in the country.
Poster Child
2023
NRWhen an unexpected phone call interrupts Ben's quiet night in with his mother, tensions rise as Ben must grapple with the complexities of his parental relationships.
Terry
2024
NRA game of Capture the Flag gets bloody when two team captains get... involved.
Capture Your Heart
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NRA game of Capture the Flag gets bloody when two team captains get... involved.
Capture Your Heart
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NRAn obsessive co-captain must live up to her older sister’s legacy by leading her team to victory at the Regional Improv Games.
And, Scene
2025
NRAn obsessive co-captain must live up to her older sister’s legacy by leading her team to victory at the Regional Improv Games.
And, Scene
2025
NRWhile dealing with the aftermath of escaping an abusive relationship, Heather starts to believe there is a vampiric shape shifting creature trying to trick her into getting inside her home. Memories of witnessing a traumatic event years ago involving the same creature come flooding back after she is mysteriously gifted the creatures calling card - a smooth stone engraved with a strange symbol. With the help of a supportive friend, Heather must finally confront her demons in the form of the monster that is haunting her, and summon her inner strength to finally defeat it.
Don't Let Them In
2024
